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Newspaper
Pas Herald
Location
The Pas, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Dec 23, 1964
Page
50
Pepys records January 6 1663 pondering if Shakespeare had chosen Epiphany themes for Twelfth Night and imagining traditional figures like Patrick O Tater Lady Bluestocking Blunderbuss and Captain as possible subjects.
The article explains how early Christmas carols began as dances and songs, tracing the origin to the heavenly host's Nativity announcement and noting Noel means birthday news. It describes the evolution from Nativity and Incarnation themes to shepherd tales Epiphany pieces and folk tunes like The Holly and The Ivy.
The text notes Jacopone of Todi, a Franciscan, as a key figure in early Latin carols from 13th century Italy. It attributes to St Francis the creation of the first manger scene in 1223 A.D. with villagers singing hymns to the Christ Child, including reference to the Boar's Head tradition.
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